Images(3)

Box

Object number2011.52.1 a-m

Manufacturer The Added Touch

Date1966-1972

OriginMidwest City, OK

OriginNicaragua

MediumWood, metal, paper, plastic, stone, cloth

Credit LineGift of Jean W. Thomas

DescriptionWooden box with lid and contents including a Good Conduct military medal, stone projectile point, Nicaraguan coin, shield-shaped patch, flower-shaped pin, square pin, Heinz pickle pin, three pieces of typeset, and one length of typeset.Dimensionsa) 5.50" x 4.00" x 1.50"
b) 5.50" x 4.00" x 0.75"
c) 2.00" x 3.00"
d) 2.25" x 1.375"
e) diam: 1.00"
f) 2.375" x 2.00"
g) .975" x 0.975"
h) 1.187" x 0.562"
i) 1.187" x 0.25"
j) 0.812" x 0.812"
k) 0.935" x 0.812"
l) 0.812" x 0.812
m) 2.00" x 0.75" x 0.05"
Inscriptions(a)
Lacquered on to the front is a piece of paper in red that reads: "MEMBER / OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION", on the right side is a piece that reads "PRESS", on the back is a strip of paper that reads: " OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION", on the left side is a piece in green that reads: "OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION".

(b)
Lacquered on the top is: "PRESS", a printed sentence from a newspaper, "1966", and "OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION".

On Oklahoma Press Association paper on underside of lid in ink: "TO CLARKE THOMAS: / WITH THANKS FOR / YOUR HELP. / BEN BLACKSTOCK".

(c)
Around the edge of the medal reads: "EFFICIENCY-HONOR-FIDELITY".

On the reverse of the medal is a star with "FOR GOOD / CONDUCT" written around it.

(e)
Around the edge reads: "**REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA** 1972".

On the reverse text reads: "EN DIOS CONFIAMOS-UN CORDOBA-".

(g)
There are two Chinese characters.

On the back are two lines of four additional Chinese characters.

(h)
Nine Chinese characters on the back of the pin.

(i)
"HEINZ" across the center.

(j)
Backward capital "P" on one end.

(k)
Lowercase "I" on one end.

(l)
Lowercase backward "S" on one end.

(m)
Reads "ORITY LIST".
Marks(a)
Label that reads: "THE ADDED TOUCH / 7201 1/2 EAST RENO / MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA"
Historical NotesPart of a collection relating to Clarke M. Thomas, donated by his widow Jean W. Thomas. Clarke M. Thomas was born on January 11, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents were missionaries in Sierra Leone where he spent his childhood until moving to Coffeyville, Kansas, for a formal education at age 11. He later enlisted in the Army, where he served as a private in the 97th Infantry Division, touring Germany and the Czech Republic toward the end of World War II. He earned a journalism degree at the University of Kansas and worked for several newspapers in Nebraska and Oklahoma before being recruited to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's editorial staff in 1971, where he worked for over 30 years.

Previous owner Clarke M. Thomas (1926 - 2009)

Related institution Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (founded 1927)

Related institution Oklahoma Press Association

Related person Ben Blackstock

Related institution United States Army

Related institution 97th Infantry Division

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